WinRAR archiver

A guide to uninstall WinRAR archiver from your PC

You can find on this page detailed information on how to remove WinRAR archiver for Windows. It was developed for Windows by win.rar GmbH. More information on win.rar GmbH can be seen here. Usually the WinRAR archiver program is to be found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR folder, depending on the user's option during setup. The full uninstall command line for WinRAR archiver is C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\uninstall.exe. WinRAR.exe is the WinRAR archiver's primary executable file and it takes circa 915.00 KB (936960 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are installed together with WinRAR archiver. They occupy about 1.53 MB (1602560 bytes) on disk.

• Rar.exe (310.50 KB)
• RarExtLoader.exe (43.00 KB)
• Uninstall.exe (97.50 KB)
• UnRAR.exe (199.00 KB)
• WinRAR.exe (915.00 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 5.30.0 of WinRAR archiver. You can find below a few links to other WinRAR archiver versions:

• 5.00.1
• 5.00.7
• 5.90.3
• 4.10.1
• 4.00.6
• 5.20.0
• 5.01.1
• 5.50.5
• 5.60.2
• 5.60.3
• 4.01
• 5.61.0
• 5.21.1
• 6.01.1
• 4.20.0
• 6.24.0
• 5.20.1
• 5.61.1
• 5.20.2
• 5.80.0
• 5.00.6
• 5.50.0
• 6.02.0
• 5.70.1
• 5.20.3
• 5.70.2
• 6.23.0
• 6.01.0
• 5.10.1
• 4.00.5
• 4.20.3
• 5.00.3
• 5.91.0
• 5.50.1
• 5.10.0
• 5.50.4
• 5.90.0
• 5.00.5
• 4.10.3
• 4.10.5
• 6.00.1
• 5.11.1
• 4.20.1
• 4.00.2
• 4.10.2
• 7.00.0
• 5.30.1
• 5.01.0
• 5.00.4
• 5.50.6
• 4.00.3
• 6.00.0
• 5.00.2
• 4.10.0
• 5.30.6
• 5.30.3
• 5.80.2
• 5.31.1
• 5.31.0
• 5.71.0
• 4.11.0
• 6.10.3
• 5.0.8.0
• 5.20.4
• 5.80.3
• 5.30.4
• 5.40.2
• 6.00.2
• 4.01.1
• 4.20.2
• 4.10.4
• 6.11.0
• 6.21.0
• 5.60.5
• 6.11.1
• 4.01.0
• 5.40.1
• 5.11.0
• 5.10.2
• 4.0.0
• 5.00.0
• 5.60.0
• 4.00.1
• 5.50.2
• 5.40.0
• 5.10.3
• 4.00.4
• 6.20.2
• 5.40.3
• 5.60.1
• 5.21.2
• 6.22.0
• 5.21.0
• 6.10.0
• 5.10.4
• 5.70.0
• 4.00.7
• 5.80.1
• 5.40.4
• 5.0.1.0

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Some of these are shown below.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall WinRAR archiver from your computer:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WinRAR
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WinRAR

The files below were left behind on your disk by WinRAR archiver's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\7zxa.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\Default.SFX
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\Descript.ion
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\File_Id.diz
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\Formats\7z.fmt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\Formats\7zxa.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\Formats\ace.fmt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\Formats\arj.fmt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\Formats\bz2.fmt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\Formats\cab.fmt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\Formats\gz.fmt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\Formats\iso.fmt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\Formats\lzh.fmt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\Formats\tar.fmt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\Formats\UNACEV2.DLL
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\Formats\uue.fmt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\Formats\z.fmt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\License.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\Order.htm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\Rar.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\Rar.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\RarExt.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\RarExt64.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\RarExtLoader.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\RarFiles.lst
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\rarnew.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\ReadMe.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\TechNote.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\UNACEV2.DLL
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\Uninstall.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\Uninstall.lst
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\UnRAR.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\UnrarSrc.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\WinCon.SFX
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\WinRAR.chm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\Zip.SFX
• C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\zipnew.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WinRAR\Console RAR manual.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WinRAR\WinRAR help.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WinRAR\WinRAR.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WinRAR\version.dat

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be uninstalled; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\WinRAR
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\WinRAR
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\DragDropHandlers\WinRAR
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shellex\DragDropHandlers\WinRAR
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers\WinRAR
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\ShellEx\DragDropHandlers\WinRAR
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\WinRAR
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\WinRAR_RASAPI32
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\WinRAR_RASMANCS
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WinRAR archiver
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WinRAR

A way to delete WinRAR archiver with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WinRAR archiver is a program released by win.rar GmbH. Some people want to remove it. Sometimes this is easier said than done because performing this manually requires some advanced knowledge related to PCs. One of the best SIMPLE approach to remove WinRAR archiver is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your Windows computer.

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• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the applications installed on your computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find WinRAR archiver or simply click the Search feature and type in "WinRAR archiver". The WinRAR archiver application will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click WinRAR archiver in the list of programs, the following information about the program is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about WinRAR archiver, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the application you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove WinRAR archiver.


8. After uninstalling WinRAR archiver, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong WinRAR archiver which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing WinRAR archiver using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove WinRAR archiver by win.rar GmbH from your PC, we are not saying that WinRAR archiver by win.rar GmbH is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove WinRAR archiver supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.